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Increase The Quality of Sound off of a Camcorder? Answered

A friend of mine asked me to film a music video featuring his new song. The thing is, I'm a video guy, not an audio guy. Heck, I had a hard enough time obtaining high quality professional music! So, do any if you know how to increase the sound quality of a Cannon FS10? I'll even take a "let me Google that for you," as I'm pretty bad at searching. :P

I'm not sure about the mic, but that socket is there so you can connect something better than the built-in mics. It's for exactly this type of situation that the have that feature, see the manufacturer for "accessories" to get an idea of what goes with the camera.
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You should be able to drop an off camera mic on your FS10, it has a 3.5mm jack. Or you can use a second camera closer to the subject with a good windscreen over the mic, then layer in the audio in post. I might purchase a shotgun mic in the future if you don't have a timeframe, I wouldn't mind lending it out.